MEX/447
WTO/TBT
MX Mexique
  • 27 - Ingénierie de l'énergie et de la transmission de la chaleur
2019-03-22
2019-02-01

Products related to power plants

Proyecto de Norma Oficial Mexicana PROY-NOM-017-CRE-2018, Métodos de medición de variables para el cálculo del porcentaje de energía libre de combustible y procedimiento para la evaluación de la conformidad (Draft Mexican Official Standard PROY-NOM-017-CRE-2018: Methods for measuring variables to calculate percentages of fuel-free energy and conformity assessment procedure) (102 pages, in Spanish)

The notified draft Mexican Official Standard applies to power plants that need to obtain variable values for fuel-free energy (ELC) determinations under the Efficiency and ELC Regulations when they use any of the following generation processes:

(a)        Power plants with efficient cogeneration processes

(b)       Clean power plants that use fossil fuels

(c)     Low emission technologies and thermal power plants using carbon capture and geological storage or sequestration

(d)       Power plants using hydrogen

(e)       Hydro-electric power plants 

The notified draft Mexican Official Standard will not apply to power plants that have a cogeneration permit and are accredited as efficient cogeneration under the Law on the Public Electric Power Service, provided that their legacy interconnection contracts remain in effect.